George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. After a decade of experiments in photography, he patented and sold a roll film camera, making amateur photography accessible to the general public for the first time. Working as the treasurer and later president of Kodak, he oversaw the expansion of the company and the film industry.
George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
On October 14, in the year 1884, George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of October 14, one of 449 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on October 14, 1884 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 23 July 2026.
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